TCTI 2, 03608 (P132823)

Letter tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist L 03608

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. ab-ba-kal-la-ra
 en: xxx
2. u3-na#-a#-du11#
 en: xxx
3. zi3 KA# en#-te
 en: xxx
4. ur-mes# szabra-sze3
 en: xxx
reverse
1. lu2-nam-tar-ra
 en: xxx
2. na-ba-du3
 en: xxx
3. sza13-dub-ba ga-na-zi
 en: xxx
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P132823

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist L 03608
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 033515

References

  • primary: TCTI 2, 3608

    [Lafont1996TCTI2] Lafont, Bertrand, and Fatma Yıldız. 1996. Tablettes Cunéiformes de Tello Au Musée d’Istanbul Datant de l’époque de La IIIe Dynastie d’Ur. II: (ITT II/1, 2544-2819, 3158-4342, 4708-4713). Publications de l’Institut Historique et Archéologique Néerlandais de Stamboul 77. Leiden: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul.

    Letter - cf. Lafont, RA 84, 167

  • history: RA 084 (pp. 165-169), 169 3

    [Lafont1990RA84] Lafont, Bertrand. 1990. “Nouvelles Lettres Du Temps Des Rois d’Ur.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 84 (2): 165–69.

  • history: Michalowski Letters, p. 098, 185.

    [Michalowski1993Letters] Michalowski, Piotr. 1993. Letters from Early Mesopotamia. Vol. 3. Writings from the Ancient World.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-04 at 13:13:17 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-04 at 08:40:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-04 at 08:39:26 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2016-04-02 at 21:41:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:23:07 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2012-11-26 at 10:04:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:06:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:36:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:27:37 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TCTI 2, 03608 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P132823.
TCTI 2, 03608 artifact entry (No. P132823). (2024, October 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P132823 (Original work published 2001)
TCTI 2, 03608 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P132823 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“TCTI 2, 03608 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P132823.
TCTI 2, 03608 artifact entry (No. P132823). (2024, October 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P132823 (Original work published 2001)
TCTI 2, 03608 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P132823 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 4},
	title = {TCTI 2, 03608 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P132823},
}


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